The new year of 2010 is upon us. This November, all 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives will be up for election to a new 2-year term.
If you are tuned in this early to the race to flip 4 seats in the Ohio House, perhaps you are thinking of being a candidate yourself. If that’s the case, the deadline for filing candidacy petitions to appear on the GOP primary ballot in May is February 18, 2010 before 4 pm Eastern time. Feel free to garner more information from your local GOP organization or glean additional info from the website of the Ohio Secretary of State. If you’d also like to make contact with the campaign committee of the Republican caucus of the Ohio House, you may try calling (614) 827-1250.
It appears that there will be a healthy crop of candidates in 2010, as many have already publicly declared their candidacies, but don’t let that deter you from running if you really feel the need to step forward.
For potential donors who would like to help the Republican party regain the majority in the Ohio House, but are reluctant to donate to individual candidates before the slate has firmed up, you may want to consider donating directly to the campaign committee of the Republican caucus of the Ohio House. If that be the case, you may make your check payable to: Ohio House Republican Organizational Committee. You may send it to the following address:
Ohio House Republican Organizational Committee
Matt Huffman, Chairperson
4679 Winterset Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43220
Because of Ohio laws regarding political donations, I would urge that no corporate checks be sent. Checks should be written from personal accounts or from Political Action Committees that are registered with the Ohio Secretary of State’s office. I would also urge that donations be made with full transparency (not anonymously) to ease the campaign committee’s compliance with Ohio’s campaign finance reporting laws. Of course (I hope it goes without saying), individual donors ought to be U.S. citizens.
The primary election date is May 4, 2010. Absentee ballots may be cast prior to the primary, if you prefer, in which case, the early voting period is slated to begin March 30th.
